Hanoi (VNA) – Lao Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith will lead a delegation to Vietnam to attend and co-chair the 41st meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Inter-Governmental Committee from January 5-6, 2019,the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry announced.
The Lao PM makes the trip at the invitation of hisVietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The 40th meeting of the committeewas held in Laos on February 4-5, 2018.
Vietnam and Laos have enjoyedclose-knit traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensivecooperation.
Trade between Laos and Vietnam topped 900million USD in 2017, a year-on-year increase of over 10 percent. The twocountries have set a target of 4 billion USD by 2020.
Vietnamese companies have invested 5 billion USDin 276 projects in Laos, mainly in energy, services, infrastructure, mining,agriculture and forestry.-VNA